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► Put your finger on the first letter of the word and draw a path from letter to letter, lifting
your finger up after the last letter.
► Create a squiggle (like an S shape) to create a double letter (such as ―pp
”
in
―apple
”
).
► To enter a capitalized word, slide your finger above the top row of the keyboard and then
slide back down to the next letter(s).
► Move your finger over the apostrophe to enter contractions. For common punctuated
suffixes, lift your finger off between the suffix and the main part of the word.
Configure Swype Settings
1. When the Swype keyboard is displayed, touch and hold
.
2. Tap
Preferences
.
3. Tap any of the following settings:
Audio feedback
allows you to turn on sounds generated by the Swype application.
Vibrate on keypress
allows you to activate a vibration sensation as you enter text
using the keypad.
Show tips
allows you to turn on an on-screen flashing indicator that provides helpful
user information.
Auto-spacing
allows you to automatically insert a space between words. When you
finish a word, just lift your finger and start the next word.
Auto-capitalization
allows you to automatically capitalize the first letter of a
sentence.
Show complete trace
allows you choose whether or not you want the complete
Swype path to display.
Word suggestion
sets the amount of times the word choice selection window
displays on the screen. Move the slider between
Never
or
Always
and tap
OK
.